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is the situation where two parties disagree on the definition of a word(s) that is essential to communicating or formulating the concept(s) being discussed. That is to say, the two parties basically understand two different meanings for the word, or they associate the word with different concepts.
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Any word or instance of communication that has its effectiveness reduced due to semantic discord is said to be
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It is sometimes held that semantic disputes are not genuine disputes at all, but very often they
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Devitt, Michael (1994). "The Methodology of Naturalistic Semantics".
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Avoiding semantic discord is a particular difficulty for language
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Semantic discord is rooted in confusing labels and titles
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Semantic discord often arises due to differences in the
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Disagreement on definition of key terms in a discussion
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